We Are All Mammals
Report of Trustees to accompany Annual Report and Accounts for the period ending 31[st] December 20222
The focus of the work of the Charity in 2022 was to increase awareness of the published Standards for the Management and Welfare of Elephants in human care in Southern Africa and to design and pilot test methods of inspecting facilities that hold elephants. A trial inspection was held in July 2022 In Zimbabwe, and further refinements to the inspection protocol were made subsequent to this. New relationships were formed with the Elephant Carers Association of South Africa and a further trial inspections conducted there in June 2022 and August 2022. Towards the end of 2022 a Press Release was planned jointly with the Royal Veterinary College, London, to highlight the achievements of the first facility to pass the new Inspection process.
In May 2022 we took important steps to develop our Vision and Strategic plan by holding a hybrid workshop with invited guests. The outcomes of this are now clearly stated on our Webpages and provide a clear demonstration to all of the ethos and aims of the Charity.
To further our research aims and form new collaborations our Trustee Marthe Kiley-Worthington and our Director both spoke at the Human/Animal Interaction meeting (University of Colorado, July 2022). Our Director also spoke and hosted a workshop at the 55[th] congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology (September 2022) and co-authored a publication that examined the positive welfare impacts of changes in overnight accommodation of elephants under human care that he had promoted at an elephant facility in Zimbabwe.
Regular educational postings have been made via social media to encourage knowledge of mammal behaviour and emotions, success stories and connections between humans and other mammals, and inspiring action. These have increasingly featured our own activities that foster improved relationships between humans and other mammals, and promote greater awareness of animal welfare and conservation.
The trustees believe the charity return and accounts provide a true and fair record of our activities for the period.
| INCOME | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Fund Raising income | |
| General Fund Raising Income via Just Giving | £1,089 |
| Other General Fund Raising Income | £1,705 |
| Donations for Elephant Standards Project | £1,586 |
| Gift Aid | £57 |
| SubTotal Fund Raising Income | £4,437 |
| Bank Interest | £2 |
| research Grant | £500 |
| SubTotal Other Incme | £502 |
| Total Income | £4,939 |
| EXPENDITURE | |
| Fund Raising Expenses | £216 |
| General Admin Costs | £176 |
| Elephant Standards Project | £629 |
| General Activities | £704 |
| Total Expenditure | £1,725 |
| SURPLUS FOR PERIOD | £3,214 |
Non P&L
Fundraising for Zewact Gift Aid for those
Payment to Zewact